The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-12
TOWNS JARRED INTO RUNS.
Hundreds OF Persons KILLED by the
Earthquake.

Hundreds CT Persons Killed by the
Earthquake.
GuYAMAs, MEX, May S.-The
earthquake of the third instant was
accompanied by volcanic eruption
at Batrispc. which destroyed Mocte~
yuma. killing $50 persons and igni.
ting the woods in the vicinity.
Twenty seven persons were also killed
at Oputu by falling buildings. Many
persons were injured at Grenada and
Gusabar, which towrs were almost
completely destroyed.
MEN1co STIRRED Up.
City OF MEXICO, VIA GALVESTON,
May S.-The government to-day re-
! ceiyed Its first information regarding
the disastrous earthquake on the Sd
instant at Batrispe, in the district of
Moctezuma, Sonora. by which 100
persons lost their lives. The ear H.
quake occurred at $50 p. IN. Az the
same time volcanic eruptions began
in the neighboring mountains. light
inc up the SUBMITS for long dis.
tance. The same afternoon earth
quake shocks we're felt throughout
the State. The prediction is made
here by local scientists th@t Mexico
is about to undergo general seismic
convulsion, and recent records of
earthquake shocks show that there is
widespread volcanic activity from one
end Of Mexico TO the other. Eolca-
mic outbreaks are occurring near the
Guatemalian border, as we'll as in the
State of Sonora.
TIE GOOD OF THE QUAKEs.
Tucson, ARIZONA, May S-An
other violent earthquake is reported
in San Jose Mountains, forty miles
south of Fort Huachyo, in Sonora.
General Forsyth has sent an explora'
ton party to investigate. The party,
Just returned from the Santa Catalina
Mountains, report that the canons
are full of water which were bfought
to the surface by the earthquake.
This is a great boon for that region,
as there are thousands Of acres OF
good farming lands at the base OF
these mountains which only needed
water to make them valuable. An
other good effect Of the earthquake is
the opening of two large gold veins,
which we're discovered in the Santa
Catalina Mountains at point where
the whole side Of tue mountain slid
down. Several prospecting parties
have left to locate claims.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE SEISMIC DIS
TURBANCEs IN MEXICO.
SAN FRANc1sco, May 10.-A spe
.cial to the Call from Guaymas Mex
leo, dated yesterday, says: The
shocks continue at Yrs. Many
buildings have been cracked and rem
dered unsafe. Nobody has been
hurt, but the inhabitants are leaving
: as fast as possible. A large slice o1
, a mountain near town fell down with
- tessib]e crash The friction of the
rocks igpited the woods, causs.sgS..s.s 81 sus
belief that a volcano had broken "ut.
At the Delicias Santa Elena Mine
the earthquake caused a great panic.s
The whole hill feel down, scattering
rocks among $50 persons, but fortu-
nately nobody was hurt.
Districts beyond telegraphic com.
munication have not yet been heard
from. The authorities are waiting
the arrival of couriers.
A special to the Call from Tucson,
Arizona, dated yesterday, says: RI.
Kerr has returned from a trip to Tres
Alamos, in the San Pedro Valley.
He reports the earthquake fssure to
be not less than twenty-five miles
long. 1t extends from short dis
tance below Benson to fifteen miles
below Tres Alamos. At the surface
the fssure varies in width from SIX |
to eighteen inches. On one side the
earth has sunk several inches. At
places along the crack water burst
forth but afterwards ceased flowing.
The crack in many places is still
open to q depth Of several feet.
From Empire ranch, seventy miles
south of here, a fssure is also re-
ported. Reliable information states
that when the earth opened water aud
mud were thrown to great height.
One spring in that vicinity went dry
and two others doubled their volume
of water, but on the cessation of the
disturbance the dry spring com.
menced flowing and in the other two
water diminished to its former state.